---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises \"Massage and Bodywork Therapist Licensing Act\" to require certain class study and examination requirements."
description: "Revises \"Massage and Bodywork Therapist Licensing Act\" to require certain class study and examination requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2414"
citation: "New Jersey S 2414 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eustace, Tim", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d15d5a46-678e-4a2f-ad87-018465e551a9"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b5b92e4cbceb15d8baee4652591638e44b8dfee7684587d92cd0c76977b530b3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey S 2414 (217) — Revises "Massage and Bodywork Therapist Licensing Act" to require certain class study and examination requirements.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2500/2414_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4056
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (65-2-1) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.56. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d15d5a46-678e-4a2f-ad87-018465e551a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).